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Healthy People 2010 and Steps to a HealthierUS : Leading Prevention

Healthy People 2010 and Steps to a HealthierUS : Leading Prevention. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Overview. Healthy People 2010 The President’s HealthierUS Initiative

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Healthy People 2010 and Steps to a HealthierUS : Leading Prevention

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  1. Healthy People 2010 and Steps to a HealthierUS: Leading Prevention Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  2. Overview • Healthy People 2010 • The President’s HealthierUS Initiative • DHHS Steps to a HealthierUS Initiative

  3. Relationship Build a Healthier Nation National Objectives Focus on Prevention

  4. Healthy People 2010 • History • Goals • Approach • Implementation www.healthypeople.gov

  5. History • 1979-The Surgeon General’s Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention • 1980- Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation • 1990-Healthy People 2000 • 2000-Healthy People 2010

  6. Goals • 2 Goals • Increase the quality and years of healthy life • Eliminate health disparities • 28 Focus Areas • 467 specific objectives

  7. Approach • A set of 10-year, evidenced-based disease prevention and health promotion objectives • The result of an extensive collaborative process • A systematic approach for promoting Healthy People in Healthy Communities • A comprehensive set of national objectives • Addresses all determinants of health • Measures health status

  8. A Rich Data Resource • Healthy People draws from a variety of data sources • Healthy People reviews a large number of data points • Healthy People is the most comprehensive source of health data in the nation

  9. Implementation • State Plans – Go Iowa! • Consortium • Partnerships • Progress Reviews • Midcourse Review • Final Review

  10. Midcourse Review – Purpose • Report progress toward the national health promotion and disease prevention objectives • Opportunity to assess progress toward Healthy People 2010’s two overarching goals • Reveals areas that are facing challenges

  11. Federal Leadership for Healthy People 2010 • Steering Committee Representatives • Administration on Aging • Administration for Children and Families • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services • Food and Drug Administration • Health Resources and Services Administration • Indian Health Service • National Institutes of Health • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • Other Federal Departments • United States Department of Agriculture • United States Department of Education

  12. Relationship Build a Healthier Nation National Objectives Focus on Prevention

  13. Headlines

  14. Trends in Obesity-Related Media Coverage Note: Figures represent IFIC tracking of U.S. and International (English-speaking) wire reports and print articles on the issue and do not necessarily reflect the true number of stories.

  15. HealthierUS • The President’s Health and Fitness Initiative • Created by Presidential Executive Order – June 2002

  16. HealthierUS Executive Order • “Uses the resources of the Federal Government to alert Americans to the vital health benefits of simple and modest improvements in physical activity, nutrition and behavior.” • Reinvigorated the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports • Directed federal agencies to work together and draw on their collective resources

  17. HealthierUS Mission • Focus on four health pillars • Be physically active • Eat a nutritious diet • Get preventive screenings • Make healthy choices • To prevent disease, disability and death and help Americans lead safer, healthier, longer lives

  18. Actions Around HealthierUS • Reinvigoration of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports • Partnerships within the Federal Government • HealthierChildren and Youths • Public Health and Recreation • 5 A Day • Healthier Worksite Project

  19. Federal Leadership for HealtherUS • Department of Health and Human Services (lead) • Department of Agriculture • Department of Defense • Department of Education • Department of Housing and Urban Development • Department of the Interior • Department of Labor • Department of Transportation • Department of Veteran Affairs • Environmental Protection Agency • General Services Administration • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Office of Personnel Management

  20. Relationship Build a Healthier Nation National Objectives Focus on Prevention

  21. Steps to a HealthierUS • History • Goals • Approach • Implementation www.healthierus.gov/steps

  22. History • Secretary Thompson’s Prevention Initiative • Envisions a nation where diseases are preventedwhen possible, controlled when necessary, and treated when appropriate

  23. Chronic Disease Epidemic

  24. Statistics More than 1.7 million Americans die of a chronic disease each year Chronic diseases account for 75% of the $1.4 trillion we spend on healthcare More than 125 million Americans live with chronic conditions, and millions of new cases are diagnosed each year

  25. Steps-Goals • Reducing the Burden of Disease • Obesity • Diabetes • Asthma • Cancer • Heart Disease and Stroke • Addressing Risk Factors • Physical Inactivity • Poor Nutrition • Tobacco Use • Youth Risk Taking

  26. Steps-Approach • Community initiatives • Collaboration with the private sector, healthcare groups, and insurance systems • Cooperation among policy makers to invest in disease prevention and health promotion • Health promotion programs to motivate and support responsible health choices • State and federal policies that invest in the promise of prevention of all Americans

  27. HHS Agencies Involved in Steps to a HealthierUS • Administration on Aging • Administration for Children and Families • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services • Food and Drug Administration • Health Resources and Services Administration • Indian Health Service • National Institutes of Health • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

  28. Steps-Implementation • Community Support • Fund Steps grants program to support public-private partnerships • Collaboration • Create synergy among HHS agencies/programs • Resources • Provide guidance, tools and expertise • Visibility • Increase awareness of the impact of chronic diseases • Policy • Support prevention and behavioral change

  29. Steps-Nationwide Activities • Steps to a HealthierUS grant program • Steps Partnerships • Annual National Prevention Summit • Media coverage and publications • Reaching out to business leaders • Town hall meetings across the country

  30. Steps-Grant Program • 5-year cooperative agreement program • Sponsored by HHS, acting through CDC and combining strengths and resources of all relevant HHS agencies and programs • Innovative and effective community-based chronic disease prevention and control programs • Evaluate using Healthy People 2010 objectives

  31. Steps-Grant Interventions • Communities • Schools • Public/Private partnerships • Media and IT technologies • Supportive environments and social networks • Access and utilization of quality health care services

  32. STEPS Awardees Representing 23 Communities State-coordinated Small Cities/Rural Communities WA — 4 counties AZ — 3 counties CO — 4 counties NY — 4 counties Tribes/Tribal Entities Intertribal Council Of Michigan Large Cities/Urban Communities Seattle-King County, WA Salinas-Monterey County, CA Austin-Travis County, TX New Orleans, LA St. Petersburg-Pinellas County, FL Boston, MA Philadelphia, PA

  33. Steps-Partnerships • Invitation to leaders in business, community and tribal organizations, and state and local government • A way to provide innovative opportunities to promote healthier living • Not a grant or contract award program StepsPartnerships@osophs.dhhs.gov

  34. Steps - Resources • Steps Portfolio: the why, how, and what of disease prevention • Promise of Prevention • Prevention Strategies that Work • Prevention Programs in Action • HHS Report: Prevention Makes Common Cents • The impact of poor health on businesses • Costs associated with preventable disease www.healthierus.gov/steps

  35. Public-Private Partnerships HHS invites partners to participate in Steps to a HealthierUS

  36. Conference

  37. Relationship Build a Healthier Nation National Objectives Focus on Prevention

  38. Take the first Step today

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